Colonial American homes were built with wooden floors that were sawn using basic hand-held tools.

About Handscraped Flooring:Handscraped or distressed hardwood floors have a natural worn appearance. They look like floors from the days when floors were finished by hand.

About Engineered:Hardwood veneer layers are stacked on one another, with the grain of the adjacent layers oriented perpendicular to each other.Because wood expands and contracts in the direction of the grain, one layer stabilizes the next, resulting in a product that is less susceptible to the effects of moisture & temperature change.

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Being "an engineered product" and handscraped probably not.Full refinishing will take slightly under a 1/32” off the veneer of the wood flooring. The thickness of the veneer and how much wear and dents a floor has will determine how many times it can be refinished. Engineered flooring with a 1/8” wear layer or more will be able to be refinished at least once. If the engineered product has a 1/16” wear layer a professional sander may be able to refinish it, but many won’t take the chance in case they make a mistake and take too much off the wear layer. We recommend that hardwood floor refinishing be done by a professional and if your not sure if you can refinish your flooring have professional sand and finish expert come to your home and evaluate your flooring. Thank you for your inquiry.

Answered on 10/22/2013 by cc-2

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What about postinstallation care? What sort of products can be used for cleaning?

We can only recommend our Bellawood Floor Cleaner, or cleaners that are safe for water based urethane finishes. Never use any polish, wax, oil soaps or cleaners that add shine to the floor. In addition, we do not recommend using steamers or wet-jet cleaning systems for hardwood because spraying can collect moisture in between board edges. The use of these products is at your own risk.Thank you for your inquiry.General Cleaning: One. Lightly sweep or vacuum your hard surface floor.Two. Spray Bellawood floor cleaner onto a terry cloth mop cover and wipe the floor surface.Do not use this product on wax finished floors. Do not spray cleaning product directly on floor.

Answered on 7/10/2013 by cc-2

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What is the finish on this (aluminum oxide, polyurethane, etc)? How many coats of finish? What is the sheen level? Thank you.

Unfortunately I do not have all of the information on this product since it is a special buy. I would ask that you contact our sales dept. for more detailed information. There number is (800) 476-0007 Thank you for your inquiry.

Answered on 7/8/2013 by cc-2

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Greetings! I would like to use this for the walls and ceiling in a dressing area in my bathroom (3'x3') and also on the ceiling (5'6" x 7'6"). Would that work if I used nail glue and nails to secure it? Should I put plywood on the surface under instead of drywall?

Unfortunately I do not have all of the information on this product since it is a special buy. I would ask that you contact our sales dept. for more detailed information. There number is (800) 476-0007 Thank you for your inquiry.

Answered on 5/3/2013 by cc-2

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Major Brand- 1/2" x 5" Harvest Teak Acacia Prefinished Handscraped Engineered Flooring- 30 Year Warranty: Why is there no Janka rating on this product or many of the other engineered flooring products ? Also, we are considering laying this product on top of a 1/2" nailed down aluminum oxide finish engineered product that is very worn. We did consider sanding and finishing it but have reservations due to a multitude of factors . We have considered the door jambs, thresholds, etc. and think we are ok with that. Just wondering if anyone has good or bad experiences with going over existing flooring. My concern is excessive weight on the floor joists, shrinking/swelling, etc. Appreciate any insight.

Engineered Hardwoods and the Janka Scale.The Janka scale chart is not to be considered an absolute; it is designed to help people understand which woods are harder than others.The Janka Hardness test is done in accordance with ASTM D 1037-7 testing methods. Lumber stocks tested ranges from 1" to 2" thick. (Resulting Janka Hardness Numbers are an average.) It important to note that no testing is done on flooring (but is done on “solid” wood species). The Janka hardness test measures the resistance of a type of wood to withstand denting and wear. It measures the force required to embed an 11.28 mm (0.444 in) steel ball into wood to half the ball's diameter. This method leaves an indentation. A common use of Janka hardness ratings is to determine whether a species of wood is suitable for use as flooring.Please contact me directly and I would be glad to answer any of your installation questions.MarkTechnical & Installation Specialist Office (800)-366-4204 ext. 4857My work hours are 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Eastern Standard TimeThank you for writing in!